A poem that smells of money and copper.

The poem about the smell of copper is 1. What is "the taste of copper"?

It means the smell of copper coins, which is used to satirize people who are mercenary. If you scold a person for loving money too much, it is called "copper stink", which is a derogatory term.

Etymological background

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Cui Lie who bought an official position of Situ equivalent to the prime minister with 5 million yuan. Because Stuart, Qiu, and the physician are collectively called "three public officials", and he is the highest official who holds the military and political power and assists the emperor, although people talk about Cui Lie's ugly behavior in succession, no one dares to talk about it in front of him. One day, Cui Lie asked his son, Cui Jun, "What do people think of me as an official?" Cui Jun told the other party according to the actual situation: "Everyone who speaks feels stinky."

This copper coin was cast by Deng Tong, the favorite of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. Emperor Wendi gave the bronze mountain to Dao to make his own money, so Deng's copper coins spread all over the world.

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Copper itself has no smell, but it reacts with oxygen, carbon dioxide and water in the air to produce a substance called "basic copper carbonate", also known as verdigris, which has an unpleasant smell. The patina is light green fine particles or amorphous powder, which is the main component of patina. This kind of powder tastes bitter and unpleasant, which means it has the taste of copper.

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2. Give an example to explain what is "copper smell"

The smell of copper means money.

The smell of copper products and copper coins satirizes people who only value money and don't care about human feelings. One day, he said to his friend, "What's the point of marrying a man with brown skin? I don't know its virtue, I don't know its stupidity, and I think it stinks. " A friend should say, "The brown taste is just copper milk." ? The stink of copper milk stands side by side and follows suit. During this period, I was not ashamed of myself. I retorted that I was traveling with a Taoist in Shan Ye. Noble people preach with frogs, I think today's brown is better than Zhu Ziyuan! Description: [Officer: Officer] [Idea: Go] [Pajamas: clothes worn by monks] [Yi: happy] [Brown clothes: wearing brown skins]

"Copper milk: copper water"

An official went to visit his friend, met an old man and left unhappily. One day, he said to his friend, "why do you like people with brown skin?" I don't know whether he is smart or stupid, but he just feels smelly. " My friend replied, "the smell of brown leather is just the appearance." Rusty smell of bronze, standing by your side, chasing your footsteps. You don't think it's shameful. On the contrary, you laughed at my association with Taoist priests in Shan Ye. People of noble character preach with noisy voices. I think brown leather is better than today's Dahongpao. "

According to "The Biography of Cui Lie in the Later Han Dynasty", in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Cui Lie who bought an official position of Situ equivalent to the prime minister with 500 strings of copper coins. Because Stuart, Qiu, and the physician are collectively called "three public officials", and he is the highest official who holds the military and political power and assists the emperor, although people talk about Cui Lie's ugly behavior in succession, no one dares to talk about it in front of him.

One day, Cui Lie asked his son Cui Jun, "I live in Sangong. What am I going to discuss? " I mean, how do people say that I am a three-official official? Cui Jun told the truth: "The commentator thinks it stinks." This is the origin of the word "copper smell".